Which type of heating should it be? The decision is difficult.
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Heat pump, district heating or gas heating again? The debate about the Building Energy Act has unsettled many property owners. A lot depends on the funding level. And how energy prices are developing.
This Friday, the Bundestag will most likely pass a law that will have financial consequences for millions of citizens. Formally, the amendment to the Building Energy Act will come into force on January 1, 2024, and the stricter rules for installing a new heating system will apply immediately in new build areas. By mid-2028 at the latest, when all municipalities should have drawn up their heating plans, the obligation to use at least 65 percent renewable energies when installing new heating systems in existing buildings must also be observed. It is up to the homeowner to decide whether the specification is met with a heat pump, district heating, wood or green gases.
Julia Loehr
Business correspondent in Berlin.
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The FDP in particular is proud that the amendment to the law now opens up more options for owners than the first draft from the Ministry of Economic Affairs by Robert Habeck (Greens) envisaged. For homeowners, however, this also means that you have to weigh things up carefully. On the one hand, whether they should replace their heating system now in order to benefit from the subsidy bonuses promised by the coalition, or whether they should wait until the old heating system is irreparably broken. On the other hand, they have to assess which type of green heating will be the cheapest in their place and their house.